Recent Purchases: September 2023
 

Show off the growth in your collections during Hispanic Heritage Month!

I guess I'll start this off with a bang.

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Got a big haul in this month!

You're after my own heart!

Thank you! I'm so excited, but I'm limiting myself to only opening one box a day -- I've actually been giving writing reviews a shot for the first time, as in a day and age where we can mass purchase tons of stuff, I'd like to force myself to really focus on one figure at a time to truly appreciate them. Can't wait to get to Kuuga -- he's my favorite Rider and my favorite media of all time for years, unbelievable it took me this long to get a single figure, let alone all the SS releases!

WOW you have some really heavy hitters. Did you get these all at once ??!!

Yeah, I did! Back in July I managed to snag all the OOO releases (except Birth who I've just got now with me). I don't want to think about how much I've spent overall. The TryChaser I found pretty cheap as it was secondhand and the box was sort of banged up. A handlebar broke off in shipping, but I took some liquid cement to it and let it cure; it's solid as a rock thanks to the break being very clean!

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1694188402

I got in Na-Go and Tycoon, and had to have them squad up with the boys. I?m really liking the Geats figuarts line.

Also I got in the Tamashii Brick wall set, but that?s not really interesting or fun. It?s there in the background though.

Nice haul!!!!
Now you only need that HTF at a good price Beat Chaser

Swung by the Tamashii Nation Store in Time Square and picked up some stuff. Goku and SDCC Majin Vegeta for a friend, Carnage and a second Geats Entry for myself. They also give you a free little NYC store acrylic stand if you spend over $100.
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And then SS Faiz and SHF Shin Nigou arrived via Tokullectibles.
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Got a fairly good haul from 10 packs of these cards.

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How's the card hunting? I was tempted to try my hand at packs but I also know I have awful luck.

I picked up SHF Demons, and here's some pics I took!
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That is basically all the common cards you can find in pack 00, plus 4 of the 14 Legend rarity cards (which consists of all the main Reiwa Riders, plus the 9 most important supporting Riders from Geats)

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please tell me everyone else is making bad/fun financial decisions in september

Definitely.

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Yay! It's not just me!

How are you liking the Gotchardriver?

Well now that I’ve figured out that errors are caused by inserting the cards too suddenly, I’m having a blast with it.

I think I've heard the card insertion error noise more than any other sound. It's an incredibly finnicky Driver!

I have not posted my hauls in a while... I'll fix that once I ship all my sodo from my zenmarket.

Looking forward to it!

My monthly haul!

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Nendoroid The Boyfriend: I'm really impressed with just how well they managed to translate this design into 3D!

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G.I. Joe Classified Series Snow Job: Now, I'm no big GI Joe fan, but I had to get Snow Job. Why? Because he is the source of one of my favorite videos of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k6rdrojAIk

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SHF Beast Gohan: I don't like how they did the shading for the hair. Rather than shade it all naturally, they just made a stripe across the base and called it a day. But even more than that, what I really don't like about this figure is the overlay for the shirt. The material is nowhere near soft enough, meaning that his torso articulation is close to worthless, and I don't see Orange Piccolo being any better. Might just grab a second Mystic Gohan and plop the Beast head on that. Or display this one shirtless, since you can take it off.

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SHF Sailor Mars -Animation Color Edition-: Since I've been collecting Pretty Cure figures lately, I figured I might as well get my original favorite magical girl. Here's to hoping Tuxedo Mask gets reissued in the future.

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Titan Comics Kamen Rider Zero-One Paperback: The paperback version fixes most of the art mistakes! Most of them!

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Power Rangers/TMNT II Paperback: Haven't read this yet, but very excited to given how much I liked the first crossover.

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ML TAS Peter Parker vs Smythe 2-Pack: Most of the figures in this subline have been pretty bad, so how these ones compare? They're okay. They are by no means perfect, but they are a noticeable step up from the previous 2-Packs. Really wish Mondo would make 1/12 scale versions of their upcoming Spider-Man TAS figures though.

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Marvel Select Iceman: Got sick of every Marvel Legends Iceman being bad, so I got this guy as a replacement, hoping he'd be small enough to fudge in with 6-inch figures. And while it can work, it definitely requires some dynamic posing to pull off. Still, really love how this guy came out overall, especially in terms of aesthetic and accessories.

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Custom TAS Spider-Man head by pvc_bakeshop: Got this guy from a customizer on Insta, and it was worth every penny. My crap phone camera really doesn't do justice to how much this head sculpt looks like it jumped right out of the 90s cartoon. The MAFEX Spider-Man was already my favorite Spidey figure in my collection. But with this added to it? It's a whole 'nother level for me.

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Custom effects by Can of Beams: This time it's a shockwave set, a multitude of spell circles, and a Gambit effects set. All of them are great, and will enhance many of my figures even further. Especially the MAFEX Gambit.

A very packed September:

First off, some domestic releases. These Jada Toys Street Fighter figures are the real deal, don't sleep on them. TVC Death Star II Vader is a welcome update
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Suruga-Ya's english website was running a free shipping promotion. My final haul consisted of these fun trinkets:
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A plethora of Figuarts from all over the place (Hobby Genki, amiami, PB US)
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And finally, the search for the holy grail is complete:

Myth Cloth Pegasus Seiya Revival Edition
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The stars aligned perfectly on this one, as it was available during Suruga-ya's free shipping promotion. And much to my surprise, the item was sealed and brand new. Good things comes to those that wait !

Nice pick up on Seiya there! I'm still waiting for a reissue of Fenrir myself.

I hear that. I waited forever for a Seiya reissue, and when it finally arrived via the 20th anniversary of the line, I wasn't too thrilled with the finish

The aftermarket on these is brutal, and the box size would balloon the shipping price. I think next I'll try to track down Gold Saint Sagittarius at least.

Funnily enough, Tamashii put out a survey of what other anime lines should be folded into SH Figuarts and I put in Saint Seiya haha. That would make these way more accessible even if you loose the armor swap gimmick